the fatal gift

Singer:metric

haven't we made

enough for a living wage

we accept the fatal gift

a soup stone for our stove

and a blindfold for our tears

paying for a living wage

know it's a deceptive deal

we accept the fatal gift

they hover over where we live

ooh they give it to me

ooh they give it to me

the things you own

they own you

all the things you own

they own you ooh

they give it to me

ooh they give it to me

the things you own

they own you

all the things you own

they own you ooh

ooh

haven't we saved

enough to go away

enough to reach the coast

why do we stay

paying for a living wage

i know it's a deceptive deal

we accept the fatal gift

they hover over where we live

ooh they give it to me

ooh they give it to me

the things you own

they own you

all the things you own

they own you ooh

they give it to me

ooh they give it to me

the things you own

they own you

all the things you own

they own you ooh

ooh

ooh they give it to me

ooh they give it to me

the things you own

they own you

all the things you own

they own you ooh

they give it to me

ooh they give it to me

the things you own

they own you

all the things you own

they own you ooh

ooh ooh

why do we stay

Lyric Context: the fatal gift - metric